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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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