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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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