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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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