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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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