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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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