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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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