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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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