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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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