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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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