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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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