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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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