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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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