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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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