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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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