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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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