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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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