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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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