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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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