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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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