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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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