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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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