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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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