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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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