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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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