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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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