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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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