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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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