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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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