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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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