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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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