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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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