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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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