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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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