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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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