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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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