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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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