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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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