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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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