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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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