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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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