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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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