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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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