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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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