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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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