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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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