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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important 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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