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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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