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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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