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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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