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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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