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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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