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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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