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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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