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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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