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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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