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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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