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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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