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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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