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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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