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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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