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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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