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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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