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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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