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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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