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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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