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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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