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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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