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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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