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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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