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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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