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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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