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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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