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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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