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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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