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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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