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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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