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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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