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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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