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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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