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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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