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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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