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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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