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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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