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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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