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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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