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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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