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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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