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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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