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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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