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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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