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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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