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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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