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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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