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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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