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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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