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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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