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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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