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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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