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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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