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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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