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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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