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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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