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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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