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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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