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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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