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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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