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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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