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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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