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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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