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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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