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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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