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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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