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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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