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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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