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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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