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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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