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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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