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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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