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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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