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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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