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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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