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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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