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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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