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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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