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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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