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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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