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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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