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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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