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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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