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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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