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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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