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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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