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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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