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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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