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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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