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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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