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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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