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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates 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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