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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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