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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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