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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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