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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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