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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not 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 e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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