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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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