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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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