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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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