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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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