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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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