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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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