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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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