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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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