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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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