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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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