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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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