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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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