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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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