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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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