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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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