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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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