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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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