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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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