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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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