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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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