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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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