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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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