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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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