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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses 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 educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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