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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses 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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