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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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