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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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