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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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