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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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