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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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