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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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