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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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