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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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