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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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