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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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