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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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