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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important 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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