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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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