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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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