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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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