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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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