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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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