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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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