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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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