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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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