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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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