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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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