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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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