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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers 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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