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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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