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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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