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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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