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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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