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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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