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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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