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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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