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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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