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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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