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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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