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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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