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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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