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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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