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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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