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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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