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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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