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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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