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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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