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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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