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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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