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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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