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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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