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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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