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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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