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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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