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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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