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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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