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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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