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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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