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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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