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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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