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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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