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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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