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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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