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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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