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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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