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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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