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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key 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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