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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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