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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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