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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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