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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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