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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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