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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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