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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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