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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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