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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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