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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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