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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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