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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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