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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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