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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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