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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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