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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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