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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the 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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