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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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