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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with 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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