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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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