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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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