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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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