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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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