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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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