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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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