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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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