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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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