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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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