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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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