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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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