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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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