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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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