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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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