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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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