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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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