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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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