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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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