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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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