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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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