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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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