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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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