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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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