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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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