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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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