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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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