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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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