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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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