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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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