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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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