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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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