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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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