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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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