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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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