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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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