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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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