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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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