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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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