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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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