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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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