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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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