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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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