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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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