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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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