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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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