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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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