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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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