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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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