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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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