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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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