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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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