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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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