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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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