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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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