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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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