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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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