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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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