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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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