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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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