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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major 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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