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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about 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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