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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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