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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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