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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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