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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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