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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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