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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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