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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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