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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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