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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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