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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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