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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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