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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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