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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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