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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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