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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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