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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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