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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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