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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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