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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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