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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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