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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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