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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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