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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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