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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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