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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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