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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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