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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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