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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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