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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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