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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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