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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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