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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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