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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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