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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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