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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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