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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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