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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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