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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high 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 commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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