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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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