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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the 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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