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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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