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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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