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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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