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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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