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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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