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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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