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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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