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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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