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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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