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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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