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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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