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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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