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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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