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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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