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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores 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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