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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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