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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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