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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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