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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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