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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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