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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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