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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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