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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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