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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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