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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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