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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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