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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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