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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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