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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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