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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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