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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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