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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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