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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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