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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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