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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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