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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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