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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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