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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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