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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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