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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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