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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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