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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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