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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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