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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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