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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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