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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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