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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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