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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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