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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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