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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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