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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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