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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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