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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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