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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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