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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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