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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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