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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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