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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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