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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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