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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important 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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