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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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