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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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