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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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