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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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