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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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