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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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