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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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