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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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