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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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