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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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