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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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