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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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