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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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