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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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