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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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