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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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