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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the 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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