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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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