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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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