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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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