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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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