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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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