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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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