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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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