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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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