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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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