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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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