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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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