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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores 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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