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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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