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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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