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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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