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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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