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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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