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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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