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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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