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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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