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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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