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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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