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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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