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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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