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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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