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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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