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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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