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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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