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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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