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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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