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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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