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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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