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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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