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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches 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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