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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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