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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes 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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