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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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