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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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