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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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