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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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