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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major 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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