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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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