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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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