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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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