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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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