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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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