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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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