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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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