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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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