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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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