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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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