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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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