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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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