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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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