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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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