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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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