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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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