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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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