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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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