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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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