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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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