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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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