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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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