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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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