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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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