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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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