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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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