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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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