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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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