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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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