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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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