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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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