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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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