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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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