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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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