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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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