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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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