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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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