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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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