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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key 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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