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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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