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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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