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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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