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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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