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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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